From lori at sng.org Mon Mar 15 16:48:04 2004 From: lori at sng.org (Lori Stone) Date: Mon Mar 15 16:47:13 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Greetings for an online forum Message-ID: <000001c40adf$943347f0$6a01a8c0@SNGLori> H ello, For the week of March 15 through March 22 I am proposing an online forum about Seward. I would like to hear what folks in Seward have to say about our past ,present, and future. I am willing to moderate the discussion and answer any questions. I can provide sub topics and answer questions about history, crime and safety, future planning or tell some interesting stories about Seward depending on the direction the forum might take. I see this as a kind of email National Night out where we get to meet our neighbors and share our concerns and interests. The pot luck element- the thing people bring to the gathering-is a brief answer to the question: What would you like to see in Seward? Thanks, Scott Vreeland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040315/639e5bef/attachment.html From Riverlorie at aol.com Mon Mar 15 21:42:18 2004 From: Riverlorie at aol.com (Riverlorie@aol.com) Date: Mon Mar 15 21:42:26 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Catalyst Message-ID: <156.301fcaf6.2d87d19a@aol.com> One of the questions that I would like to ask is about whether the existence of the Catalyst as a seperate part of the Seward Profile has inproved our ability to communicate effectively with Seward businesses and residents. Thanks, Scott Vreeland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040315/d6f53caf/attachment.html From mcrellin at blackhole.com Tue Mar 16 21:22:54 2004 From: mcrellin at blackhole.com (Mark Crellin/Rosemary Bentson) Date: Tue Mar 16 21:19:29 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] RE: Catalyst is effective Message-ID: <380-22004331732254532@blackhole.com> Hi, My wife and I have lived in Seward since 1997 and have loved it. I find that the separate Catalyst section of the monthly paper has been a very positive thing. It also makes a stronger division between "news" and SNG "business". - Mark Crellin ---- Original Message ---- From: sng-discuss-request@communityforum.net To: sng-discuss@communityforum.net Subject: RE: Sng-discuss Digest, Vol 1, Issue 22 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:00:04 -0600 (CST) >Send Sng-discuss mailing list submissions to > sng-discuss@communityforum.net > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/sng-discuss >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sng-discuss-request@communityforum.net > >You can reach the person managing the list at > sng-discuss-owner@communityforum.net > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Sng-discuss digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Greetings for an online forum (Lori Stone) > 2. Catalyst (Riverlorie@aol.com) > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > >Message: 1 >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:48:04 -0600 >From: "Lori Stone" >Subject: [Sng-discuss] Greetings for an online forum >To: , > >Message-ID: <000001c40adf$943347f0$6a01a8c0@SNGLori> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >H ello, >For the week of March 15 through March 22 I am proposing an online >forum >about Seward. >I would like to hear what folks in Seward have to say about our past >,present, and future. >I am willing to moderate the discussion and answer any questions. I >can >provide sub topics and answer questions about history, crime and >safety, >future planning or tell some interesting stories about Seward >depending on >the direction the forum might take. >I see this as a kind of email National Night out where we get to meet >our >neighbors and share our concerns and interests. >The pot luck element- the thing people bring to the gathering-is a >brief >answer to the question: >What would you like to see in Seward? > >Thanks, >Scott Vreeland >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040315/639 >e5bef/attachment-0001.html > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 22:42:18 EST >From: Riverlorie@aol.com >Subject: [Sng-discuss] Catalyst >To: sng-discuss@communityforum.net >Message-ID: <156.301fcaf6.2d87d19a@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >One of the questions that I would like to ask is about whether the >existence >of the Catalyst as a seperate part of the Seward Profile has inproved >our >ability to communicate effectively with Seward businesses and >residents. >Thanks, >Scott Vreeland >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040315/d6f >53caf/attachment-0001.html > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Sng-discuss mailing list >Sng-discuss@communityforum.net >http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/sng-discuss > > >End of Sng-discuss Digest, Vol 1, Issue 22 >****************************************** From kdavis at hensonefron.com Wed Mar 17 14:59:09 2004 From: kdavis at hensonefron.com (Kathleen M. Davis) Date: Wed Mar 17 14:59:36 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Re: Sng-discuss Digest, Crime and Safety questions. Message-ID: Hello: I'm a new SNG Board member, and have volunteered to become the chair of the Crime and Safety committee. I'd like to pose a question: what specific things would the residents of Seward like to see the Crime and Safety committee undertake to address community concerns? Be as specific as possible, and I'll report them back to the committee next month and try to get as many as we can realistically do started this year. Thanks! Kathy Davis Kathy M. Davis Henson & Efron, P.A. 220 South Sixth Street Suite 1800 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 339-2500 (phone) (612) 382-3914 (cell) (612) 339-6364 (fax) kdavis@hensonefron.com This e-mail is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the named addressee or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, discard any paper copies and delete all electronic files of the message. From ClemEngen at cs.com Wed Mar 17 18:09:07 2004 From: ClemEngen at cs.com (ClemEngen@cs.com) Date: Wed Mar 17 18:09:13 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Stroll Patrol/ Walking Group Message-ID: To help prevent crime -and just to go for a walk- a small group (3) of residents try to go for a walk every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. We meet at Mathews Center by the front desk. We really need to have more people join us. You only need to come once in a while. Clem Engen From smains at visi.com Thu Mar 18 11:30:08 2004 From: smains at visi.com (Sheldon Mains) Date: Thu Mar 18 11:31:13 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] RE: Catalyst is effective In-Reply-To: <380-22004331732254532@blackhole.com> Message-ID: <005d01c40d0e$ac353d50$0c01a8c0@map.local> I also like the split--having SNG publish the Profile always seem a little like having the Minneapolis City Council publish the Strib (speaking as a long past (80's) member of the Profile editorial board). (And with IRS rules, there were no real tax benefits for keeping the Profile with SNG.) ......................... sheldon mains seward neighborhood, minneapolis, minnesota usa smains@visi.com, 612/618-7149 "The future will belong to those who have passion, and those who are willing to make the personal commitment to make our country better." Senator Paul Wellstone -----Original Message----- From: sng-discuss-bounces@communityforum.net [mailto:sng-discuss-bounces@communityforum.net] On Behalf Of Mark Crellin/Rosemary Bentson Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:23 PM To: sng-discuss@communityforum.net Subject: [Sng-discuss] RE: Catalyst is effective Hi, My wife and I have lived in Seward since 1997 and have loved it. I find that the separate Catalyst section of the monthly paper has been a very positive thing. It also makes a stronger division between "news" and SNG "business". - Mark Crellin ---- Original Message ---- From: sng-discuss-request@communityforum.net To: sng-discuss@communityforum.net Subject: RE: Sng-discuss Digest, Vol 1, Issue 22 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:00:04 -0600 (CST) >Send Sng-discuss mailing list submissions to > sng-discuss@communityforum.net > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/sng-discuss >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sng-discuss-request@communityforum.net > >You can reach the person managing the list at > sng-discuss-owner@communityforum.net > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Sng-discuss digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Greetings for an online forum (Lori Stone) > 2. Catalyst (Riverlorie@aol.com) > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > >Message: 1 >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:48:04 -0600 >From: "Lori Stone" >Subject: [Sng-discuss] Greetings for an online forum >To: , > >Message-ID: <000001c40adf$943347f0$6a01a8c0@SNGLori> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >H ello, >For the week of March 15 through March 22 I am proposing an online >forum about Seward. >I would like to hear what folks in Seward have to say about our past >,present, and future. >I am willing to moderate the discussion and answer any questions. I >can >provide sub topics and answer questions about history, crime and >safety, >future planning or tell some interesting stories about Seward >depending on >the direction the forum might take. >I see this as a kind of email National Night out where we get to meet >our >neighbors and share our concerns and interests. >The pot luck element- the thing people bring to the gathering-is a >brief >answer to the question: >What would you like to see in Seward? > >Thanks, >Scott Vreeland >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040315/639 >e5bef/attachment-0001.html > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 22:42:18 EST >From: Riverlorie@aol.com >Subject: [Sng-discuss] Catalyst >To: sng-discuss@communityforum.net >Message-ID: <156.301fcaf6.2d87d19a@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >One of the questions that I would like to ask is about whether the >existence of the Catalyst as a seperate part of the Seward Profile has >inproved our >ability to communicate effectively with Seward businesses and >residents. >Thanks, >Scott Vreeland >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040315/d6f >53caf/attachment-0001.html > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Sng-discuss mailing list >Sng-discuss@communityforum.net >http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/sng-discuss > > >End of Sng-discuss Digest, Vol 1, Issue 22 >****************************************** _______________________________________________ Sng-discuss mailing list Sng-discuss@communityforum.net If you have questions please contact the Seward Neighborhood Group at info@sng.org/. http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/sng-discuss From riese at tcfreenet.org Thu Mar 18 19:49:14 2004 From: riese at tcfreenet.org (Erik Riese) Date: Thu Mar 18 19:51:13 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Crime, community, commerce & culture In-Reply-To: <156.301fcaf6.2d87d19a@aol.com> References: <156.301fcaf6.2d87d19a@aol.com> Message-ID: Greetings! Crime Community Commerce Culture I think and hear about these four often in relation to neighborhood groups. They are interwoven in the fabric of our homes, businesses, places of learning and worship. We leaven our lives with them; culture providing focus and beauty; community offering friendship, solace, conflict, laughter, and repose; commerce selling nourishment for bodies, souls, desires, and appetites; crime reminding us of the bounty we have in comparison to others less fortunate. Which of these is most important? I'll always advocate for culture. The yeast of human society. Artists, gardeners, and cooks; potters, writers, and performers; designers, theorists, and entertainers make Seward a really fun place. I love our community & commerce while I've been I look out my window and I still dream about a neighborhood without alleys, where neighbors share the interiors of the block of Seward and kids play where rows of garages once stood. (The garages are grouped at each end of blocks and neighbors share lawn care and snow removal. Public/private property redefined in the enlightened self interest of cooperation. Kropotkin would love it no doubt) I see neighborhood wide wireless access to the internet. I see more & more trips made on foot, by bike or segway; less and less in cars. What's more important to you? -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Seward US@: A great place to live, work, learn, and play. (612) 724-3217 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mailto:riese@tcfreenet.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Riverlorie at aol.com Fri Mar 19 07:53:34 2004 From: Riverlorie at aol.com (Riverlorie@aol.com) Date: Fri Mar 19 07:53:37 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Crime, community, commerce & culture Message-ID: <2b.52c5d587.2d8c555e@aol.com> In response to where culture can lead us. During the wonderful ART CRAWL, I met a neighbor of Erik's who was displaying his art. Some of his work was beautifully crafted wooden machines that collected radio waves. We had a great conversation about the work of the great scientist Nikola Telsa. We talked about how Seward could be a district area with electricity entirely from a Telsa receiver. I have seen it work on a small kitchen table near Matthews park. Why not live in a neighborhood that creates its own energy? Thanks, Scott Vreeland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040319/be0a9fee/attachment.html From smains at visi.com Fri Mar 19 10:30:05 2004 From: smains at visi.com (Sheldon Mains) Date: Fri Mar 19 10:31:19 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Crime, community, commerce & culture In-Reply-To: <2b.52c5d587.2d8c555e@aol.com> Message-ID: <013c01c40dcf$747a4ce0$0c01a8c0@map.local> digging up long buried memories here--I have an electrical engineering degree. this is not something Seward should spend time on--it doesn't work on the scale needed. A better idea that is doable would be to look at blanketing the neighborhood with wi-fi (wireless) internet access. This could provide high-speed internet access to any resident for the cost of a wireless card for their computer (no monthly fees--no wiring. -----Original Message----- -----Original Message----- From: sng-discuss-bounces@communityforum.net [mailto:sng-discuss-bounces@communityforum.net] On Behalf Of Riverlorie@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 7:54 AM To: sng-discuss@communityforum.net Subject: Re: [Sng-discuss] Crime, community, commerce & culture In response to where culture can lead us. During the wonderful ART CRAWL, I met a neighbor of Erik's who was displaying his art. Some of his work was beautifully crafted wooden machines that collected radio waves. We had a great conversation about the work of the great scientist Nikola Telsa. We talked about how Seward could be a district area with electricity entirely from a Telsa receiver. I have seen it work on a small kitchen table near Matthews park. Why not live in a neighborhood that creates its own energy? Thanks, Scott Vreeland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040319/c3925941/attachment.html From jonnakosalko at hotmail.com Fri Mar 19 12:22:29 2004 From: jonnakosalko at hotmail.com (Jonna Kosalko) Date: Fri Mar 19 12:22:32 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Crime, community, commerce & culture Message-ID: I love the idea of wi-fiying our neighborhood. I recently got this at home and it is very useful!! Jonna Kosalko >From: "Sheldon Mains" >Reply-To: smains@visi.com,"This list is for the discussion of events and >excitement in the Seward Neighborhood." >To: "'This list is for the discussion of events and excitement in the >Seward Neighborhood.'" >Subject: RE: [Sng-discuss] Crime, community, commerce & culture >Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:30:05 -0600 > >digging up long buried memories here--I have an electrical engineering >degree. >this is not something Seward should spend time on--it doesn't work on >the scale needed. > >A better idea that is doable would be to look at blanketing the >neighborhood with wi-fi (wireless) internet access. This could provide >high-speed internet access to any resident for the cost of a wireless >card for their computer (no monthly fees--no wiring. > >-----Original Message----- > >-----Original Message----- >From: sng-discuss-bounces@communityforum.net >[mailto:sng-discuss-bounces@communityforum.net] On Behalf Of >Riverlorie@aol.com >Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 7:54 AM >To: sng-discuss@communityforum.net >Subject: Re: [Sng-discuss] Crime, community, commerce & culture > > >In response to where culture can lead us. >During the wonderful ART CRAWL, I met a neighbor of Erik's who was >displaying his art. >Some of his work was beautifully crafted wooden machines that collected >radio waves. >We had a great conversation about the work of the great scientist Nikola >Telsa. > >We talked about how Seward could be a district area with electricity >entirely from a Telsa receiver. > >I have seen it work on a small kitchen table near Matthews park. Why not >live in a neighborhood that creates its own energy? > >Thanks, >Scott Vreeland > >_______________________________________________ >Sng-discuss mailing list >Sng-discuss@communityforum.net >If you have questions please contact the Seward Neighborhood Group at >info@sng.org/. >http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/sng-discuss _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ From Riverlorie at aol.com Sat Mar 20 19:30:02 2004 From: Riverlorie at aol.com (Riverlorie@aol.com) Date: Sat Mar 20 19:30:07 2004 Subject: [Sng-discuss] Seward Lawns and Gardens Message-ID: <1e4.1bc3921e.2d8e4a1a@aol.com> Seward and Longfellow have provided matching funds for the reintroduction of native plants (pre settlement ecotype). I attended the workshop at East Lake Library today with a 80 other native plant enthusiasts. The Wed. workshop at Matthews had approx. 60 people. It is an excellent program funded by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. What a great way to start the first day of spring. I am hoping that everyone who receives this list will send a post about what they would like to see in Seward or other topic they would like to discuss. One great thing about planting native plants is that it means less mowing. Habitat, water quality, and plant diversity are also enhanced. But I can't help wonder how much quieter and how much less air pollution there would be if Seward could get rid of gas lawn mowers and leaf blowers. Those two cycle gas mowers are incredibly polluting -approx. 5% of total air pollution. I believe California banned leaf blowers because of air pollution. If you don't have all that Kentucky bluegrass you don't have to mow. If you have a little grass you can use a push mower. If you have too much for a push mower you can use a really quiet rechargeable electric mower. If you live in the high-rises and large rental units you can advocate for more green space that has more native plants and less mowed lawn. Re: Wireless The wireless access signal located in all our neighborhood parks has been something that Park Board Commissioner John Erwin (and Seward resident) has been working on. It would be great if he could give us an update and get support for his work. Thanks, Scott Vreeland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/sng-discuss/attachments/20040320/243c31b1/attachment.html